Former Bloomingdale Firefighter Kevin Stalter Dies, 48
Kevin K. Stalter of Bloomingdale died May 8. He was 48 year old.
Born in Pompton Plains, Kevin was the owner and operator of Stalter Mechanical. He formerly worked as a Bloomingdale volunteer firefighter.
Kevin was predeceased by his father, Donald E. Stalter, and brother, Kurt Stalter.
He is survived by his mother, Stella Stalter, his fiancé, Tracie Marquart; siblings Donald Stalter Jr., Michelle Stalter and fiancé Scott Crum and Melissa Barnes and husband Edward; and his faithful companion, Philo.
Burial was at Mount Rest Cemetery in Butler.
Ariana Solimando Of Emerson, 32, Remembered As Inspiration To Many
Emerson native Ariana Veronica Solimando passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 1 surrounded by her family. She was 32 years old.
Ariana, who lived in Park Ridge, was a 2003 graduate of Emerson Jr. Sr. High School and an up and coming player on The Emerson Cavos softball team before being struck down by a catastrophic spinal cord injury in the summer of 2003.
Despite her paralysis, Ariana was and still is an inspiration to many.
Surviving are her parents, Kim Dastis of Park Ridge, and Gary T. Solimando and his wife Joann of Emerson; her brothers Gavin Solimando, Justin Rowan, Nicholas So…